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Visiting Yosemite National Park

Visiting Yosemite National Park

If your looking for California’s great natural wonders then Yosemite is a place to visit, and hopefully stay if you have the chance. Yosemite National Park lies on the Western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and is approximately a one drive from Sonora. With an estimated ten million years in the making the natural wonders you’ll find here are worth the trip. The first thing that strikes you when visiting Yosemite is the stunning natural beauty throughout the park, as Yosemite is home to the best of what Mother Nature has to offer, including; wildlife, large open wilderness, ancient giant sequoias, great valley’s and magnificent waterfalls. The scenery and backdrops continuously amaze and as the seasons change so does the parks beauty. It’s no wonder that photographers from all around the world fall in love with these Sierra Nevada mountains.  The park is a popular destination so plan...

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The Top Tourist Activities In California

The Top Tourist Activities In California

Imperial Beach Death Valley San Diego There are few areas in the United States, and in the world for that matter, that offer the sheer abundance and diversity in terms of tourism that can be found in the state of California. The state is home to many different attractions, both natural and man made, and tourists can find any taste for travel that they may have satisfied in this most populous state. Natural Eco-tourists have always been drawn to California due to many of the natural attractions found there. In fact, California’s natural wonders hold several records, and in order to preserve this legacy there are several National Parks set up throughout the state. Here are some of the most popular natural attractions and activities in the state. – California Redwoods. California is the home to the tallest organisms on earth, the giant redwoods. These trees can be found...

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Sonora Murphy’s Wine Country

Sonora Murphy’s Wine Country

The Motherlode area offers a unique and excellent variety of wineries and wines in the beautiful sierra wine country. Although there are a number of wineries spread out through out the region and these can visited during most business hours. I like to tour the wineries and enjoy wine tasting rooms in and around Murphy’s. In some of the counties you can include activities such as a mystery theater, mountain biking or resort accommodations in your tour plans. Activities such as wine tasting seminars and walking vineyard tours are offered by family owned wineries in Santa Barbara, Sonoma Valley, Napa Valley and the Medocino area. Many of these places also have shops where you can purchase some of the endless varieties of wine and wine accessories you will see on your tours. As everybody knows drinking and driving is not advisable, and for that reason you can tour the...

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